Antique Bakery (2008)
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Anime Antique Bakery, odnosno Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten (slastičarnica zapadnjačkog stila Antique), ekranizacija je mange Fumija Yoshinage, objavljena u četiri nastavka od 1999. do 2002. godine. U međuvremenu je snimljena i igrana TV serija koja se nije strogo držala tematike i potisnula gej elemente iz priče. 3. srpnja 2008., FujiTV počeo je emitirati anime u 12 nastavaka.
Radnja se vrti oko Keisukea Tachibane, koji odluči promijeniti karijeru, napustiti posao u obiteljskoj tvrtki i otvoriti slastičarnicu zapadnjačkog stila (nazvanu po antikvarijatu koji se nalazio u istome lokalu). Bogati ga roditelji u tome podržavaju i pronalaze mu najboljeg slastičara u gradu, Yusukea Onoa, “geja demonskog šarma” koji redovito dobiva otkaze jer se neki tip na poslu zaljubi u njega. Da situacija bude kompliciranija, Yusuke je bio zaljubljen do ušiju u Keisukea dok su išli u školu. Tu su još i konobari Eiji, bivši boksač, te Chikage, Keisukeov prijatelj iz djetinjstva kojemu je obitelj Tachibana platila školovanje, zbog čega se on osjeća obvezan čuvati Keisukea. Kroz radnju polako pronalazimo veze između likova i detalje iz njhove prošlosti uz pristojnu dozu komičnih, bizarnih, super deformed situacija.
Zbog tih zaista umjerenih gay elemenata, anime je klasificiran kao Shōnen-ai/BL (Boys’ Love). Kako je do sada emitirano (i fansubbano) tek tri nastavka, vidjet ćemo kako će se situacija odvijati, ali za očekivati je da će se stvari nastaviti sa lakom zabavom.
And Then There Was Cake…
Antique Bakery, or Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten (Western Antique Patisserie) is an anime adaptation of a Fumi Yoshinaga manga, originally published in four volumes between 1999 and 2002. There was a live-action series somewhere in between, but since it has been seriously de-gayed, we will ignore it. On July 3, 2008, FujiTV began broadcasting the 12 part anime series.
The story revolves around Keisuke Tachibana, who decides to change his career out of the blue, leave the job he had and open up a western-style patisserie (named after the Antique shop that used to be in the same building). His wealthy parents support his decision and find him the best pâtissier in town, Yusuke Ono. Unfortunately, Yusuke has a reputation of being “a gay of demonic charm”, who regularly gets fired because his straight co-workers fall madly in love with him. To make things worse, it turns out that Yusuke was in love with Keisuke while they were at school, but Keisuke turned him down in harsh way. Keisuke also hires Eiji, a former boxer, and Chikage, Keisuke’s childhood friend – Tachibana family paid for his schooling after his parents died, so Chikage feels obligated to look after his “young master”. As the story unfolds, we find out details about the characters and their history, all with a lot of comical, bizarre or super deformed situations.
These couple of really moderate gay elements got the anime classified as Shōnen-ai/BL (Boys’ Love). At the time of writing, only three episodes have been broadcast (and fansubbed), so we have yet to see how the story unfolds. I expect that they will continue to provide light entertainment.
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